The general assembly hereby finds that: A student’s level of education attainment will directly influence the student’s level of achievement and success throughout the rest of his or her life; The national center for education statistics reports that, in comparing employment rates and levels of education attainment across the country, in 2005, the unemployment rate […]
As used in this article 91, unless the context otherwise requires: “Department” means the department of education created and existing pursuant to section 24-1-115, C.R.S. “Education provider” means a school district, a board of cooperative services, a charter school authorized by a school district pursuant to part 1 of article 30.5 of this title, or […]
There is created in the department the school counselor corps grant program to provide funding to education providers. The goal of the program is to increase the availability of effective school-based counseling to help increase the graduation rate within the state and increase the percentage of students who appropriately prepare for, apply to, and continue […]
An education provider seeking a grant from the program shall submit an application to the school counselor corps advisory board existing within the department in accordance with the rules adopted by the state board. The school counselor corps advisory board shall review each grant application received and make recommendations to the department and state board […]
There is created within the department the school counselor corps advisory board. The department shall establish guidelines for the duties, membership, and responsibilities of the advisory board. The advisory board may include, but is not limited to, members: Who represent the departments of education, higher education, and labor and employment; community colleges; or school districts; […]
Each education provider that receives a grant through the program shall report the following information to the department each year during the term of the grant: The number of school counselors hired using grant moneys; Any professional development programs provided using grant moneys; Any other services provided using grant moneys; A comparison of the dropout […]
